This is one of the teas I picked up during Tao Tea Leaf’s incredible Christmas in July sale (special thanks to Marzipan) and I am absolutely kicking myself for only picking up 25g of it. It is hands-down one of my favorite teas ever. A beautiful mix of malt, cocoa, and deep sweetness with next to no astringency. It has a mouthwatering scent of baked bread and rich chocolate, and tastes similar with a sweetness that lingers. Even the liquor is a gorgeous deep clear amber.
The leaves are quite twisty and wiry and it was difficult to even separate them let alone measure properly. So I ended up just dumping a couple pinches in my teapot. In retrospect I should have weighed it since it ended up being perfect. I brewed Western for a little over two minutes with about 7oz of water and it ended up lovely even though I thought it would be too weak. Definitely recommended!
Flavors: Bread, Chocolate, Malt, Sugarcane
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I’m glad you love it. I still need to play with it a little to decide how to leaf it.
Thanks! I really do adore this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed this tea. Believe it or not, Tao Tea Leaf’s Jin Ping Gong Fu Black Tea was even better!!
Ooh, really? I bought that one too but have yet to taste it. I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow.
A definite treat is in store for you tomorrow. Enjoy!
I’m glad you love it. I still need to play with it a little to decide how to leaf it.
Thanks! I really do adore this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed this tea. Believe it or not, Tao Tea Leaf’s Jin Ping Gong Fu Black Tea was even better!!
Ooh, really? I bought that one too but have yet to taste it. I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow.
A definite treat is in store for you tomorrow. Enjoy!